Hampton High beats state graduation rate

Once labeled a dropout factory, Hampton High tops division

October 23, 2012

Hampton High School, once labeled a dropout factory, posted a higher graduation rate, 88.4 percent, than the state average, and the highest in its division. Within the school, Asian students had a 100 percent graduation rate. Hispanic students posted the lowest rate, 71.4 percent. The school's dropout rate was 3.8 percent, with 17 students counted as dropouts.

Bethel High School had an 85.5 percent graduation rate and a 3.2 percent dropout rate, with 16 students considered dropouts. Bethel's Hispanic students posted the highest graduation rate, 93.3 percent. Special education students had the lowest rate, 76.2 percent.

Kecoughtan High School had an 85 percent graduation rate and a 6.4 percent dropout rate, counting 34 students as dropouts. Asian students posted a 100 percent graduation rate. Students classified as homeless had the lowest rate, 54.5 percent.

Phoebus High School had a 76.7 percent graduation rate, the lowest in the division. It posted an 8.1 percent dropout rate, counting 28 students as dropouts. White students had the highest graduation rate, 78.9, while special education students had the lowest rate, 65.4 percent.